Israel festival death toll raised by 100

Police now say that more than 360 people were killed and around 40 taken hostage in last month's massacre at the Supernova gathering

מלחמת חרבות ברזל
קיבוצים בעוטף עזה 
חניון רעים במקום בו התרחשה מסיבה המונית ונרצחו כ- 260 צעירים
Photo by Kobi Gideon / GPO
מלחמת חרבות ברזל קיבוצים בעוטף עזה חניון רעים במקום בו התרחשה מסיבה המונית ונרצחו כ- 260 צעירים Photo by Kobi Gideon / GPO © Kobi Gideon

The death toll from the massacre at Israel’s Supernova festival has been raised to more than 360, according to a new report.

It was originally reported that at least 260 people were killed and dozens taken hostage after Hamas stormed the psy-trance music gathering, held in the desert near Kibbutz Re’im, not far from the Gaza Strip, last month.

The Times of Israel, via TV station Channel 12, reports the revised death count equates to a third of the…

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